Both inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services were among the costliest for hospitals to provide in 2023, according to a report from the American Hospital Association.
Author: Rylee Wilson
The next five years will be a pressure test for what works and what doesn't in behavioral health, according to CVS Health's top psychiatrist.
CMS will add 10 states to the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Medicaid Demonstration Program, providing a funding boost to community providers.
An FDA panel recommended against approving MDMA to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.
Grand Junction, Colo.-based West Springs Hospital will remain open after striking a deal with Rocky Mountain Health Plans, the Denver Post reported May 30.
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Deaths from fentanyl were 24 times higher in 2022 than in 2013, according to a May 28 report from USA Facts, a nonprofit organization that conducts data analysis.
Construction is underway on a $100 million behavioral health facility in Anchorage, Alaska, the Anchorage Daily News reported May 28.
CMS' proposed payment rate increases for inpatient psychiatric care in 2025 are inadequate, the American Hospital Association wrote in a letter to the agency.
Optum's acquisitions of behavioral health providers have helped it cut wait times for appointments, Optum CEO Heather Cianfrocco said.
Alcohol-related deaths rose 70% from 2012 to 2022, according to a KFF analysis published May 23.